# Virginia HB733: Owner of a servient estate; reasonable rules of use for easement.

Virginia HB733, Owner of a servient estate; reasonable rules of use for easement., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by James A. "Jay" Leftwich (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0664)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB733-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB733
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Owner of a servient estate; reasonable rules of use for easement.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0664)
- Sponsor: James A. "Jay" Leftwich (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 9 (303 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Owner of a servient estate; reasonable rules of use for easement. Provides that an owner of a servient estate upon which an easement lies may establish reasonable rules of use of such easement, including establishing a reasonable speed limit. The bill further provides that a servient estate owner may bring a civil action against someone in violation of such reasonable rules and may recover actual damages or $500, whichever is greater, and reasonable attorney fees and costs and may seek injunctive relief.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Property owners can set and enforce easement rules: mixed, medium. If a private easement crosses your land, you can set reasonable rules for its use. You can set things like a reasonable speed limit. If someone breaks your rules, you can sue. You can get your actual damages or $500, whichever is higher. You may also recover reasonable attorney fees and costs, and…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: James A. "Jay" Leftwich (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-09 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (29)

- 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0664) (Governor)
- 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 664 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-31: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-31: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-31: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-30: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB733ER) (House)
- 2026-03-30: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-16: Engrossed by House as amended (House)
- 2026-02-16: Committee amendment agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-16: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-13: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-11: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-09: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-09: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-05: Assigned HCJ sub: Civil (House)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (House)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105001D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221769.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221768.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212170.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212169.PDF)
- Engrossed, 2026-02-16: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143972.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143971.PDF)
- Amendment, 2026-02-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1142349.HTML)
- Amendment, 2026-02-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1135472.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1135476.HTML)
- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085684.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085683.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed)
- HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221769.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221768.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212170.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212169.PDF)
- [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143972.HTML)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143971.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1142349.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1135472.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1135476.HTML)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085684.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085683.PDF)

## Related
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB733-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).